Hi,
I have a Prima Tumble Dryer which I have had for 5 years.
Just recently, the plug and socket melted. I replaced both and it melted again. I replaced again and again it's getting hot. I measured the temp with a laser thermometer which said it was 42.5oc. I drilled a couple of holes in the...
Had an EV charger installed in July last year. It’s wired directly off the mains.
Since end of November anytime I plug the car in to charge, the earth/ground wire in the cabling in other appliances in the house is overheating and melting components of the appliance until the main RCD trips...
Had a call from a parent of one of my daughters friends…
” Do you do electric car charge points”
“Well, no. Not installation, but I can diagnose faults…. Tell you what’s needed. “
“I’ve already phoned the supplier. Not interested. 3 weeks out of the warranty period. “
So here’s the charge...
We've had a simple solar hot water system for about 6 months now and it was working fine in that time but just recently it's not turning the pump on when it's reaching the cut-in temperature. Also, placing your hand on the top-right of the unit you can feel that some component in there is...
I have a lamp that takes a halogen bulb and it gets so hot that it starts melting the plastic wiring harness near the bulb. I've tried lower watts and it still does it. What can I do to fix this? Also does anyone know what this extra little piece is with the two white wires going into it? Got a...
Hi, hoping someone can help me, have a Lamona HJA5110 range cooker, previously had a new element fitted on the RHS oven and it was overheating, so had a new thermostat fitted, still overheating, so never used it. So recently fitted new elements to both sides (LHS and RHS) with a new thermostat...
Gents, I found this in a shower ( photo)
What would you say is the best course of action.
1, new shower.
Or
2, Replace cable. Replace connector block. 60amp connector block?
Cheers.
Hi, i started a DIY (I found the scheme on the internet), but i replace the 9V battery with lipo 18650, 7.4V, 3000mAh, and i have a problem with overheating servo 2. (I mean a lot overheat). Can anyone please advise me on what to do? How can I fix it?
Hi everyone,
A friend of mine has asked me to take a look at this vintage 60s lamp which is running a little hot on the 'HIGH' setting. It has a transformer in the main plastic body which converts the mains to 12VDC. There is a single positive wire running from the transformer through the metal...
Hi I hope someone might be able to offer some advice to a DIYer?
So I've been using my dishwasher for years and only just noticed the cable is getting hot, enough to feel very hot to touch. Only at one point for about 3 inches back from the plug (a moulded plug)
I've read around and found the...
Hi , I’ve fitted a v-pro dimmer 0-300 w into a 6 gang chrome switch . 1 x 0-120w one end , a switch and a blank in between the second dimmer which keeps overheating when dimmed ! I’ve replaced once as never had any problems with these dimmers . There are 23 5w dimmable lamps on circuit ( max 30...
I have a 12 year old Neff Oven b1442n0gb who's fan element stopped working.
I bought a generic element from amazon (NEFF Fan Oven COOKER ELEMENT 2400w eq2 499003 spares: Amazon.co.uk: Large Appliances -...
We have a wet UFH system in an extension that has installed 10 years and we have had no issues with till now, there are 2 separate UFH systems and manifolds for upstairs and downstairs. We have gas CH with radiators in the rest of the house. Suddenly the UFH in the upstairs part is running...
Evening all,
Been to a customers unit recently due to some high level lighting that had stopped working. The cause was a relay that had overheated causing the neutral pole to fail open (they are 2 pole relays). When opening the panel I noticed the relays had signs of thermal damage. Some...
Hi guys.
I have an ongoing problem with a compressor 166kw variable speed permanent magnet motor. I came across a main Sw fuse upstream from the motor which was extremely how over 100 degrees Celsius and on L 3 which blew fuse. I changed fusecarrier and female recepable whichfuse carrier pins...
Hi all, I am new here, and a DIYer, so please be gentle.
I recently bought an Intex portable hottub. One of the inflatable ones like the Lay-Z-Spa units. The unit claims it is only pulling 2400w and comes with a pre-fitted 13a socket with an inline RCD, and I confirmed this with an inline...
I hava a 185sqmm SWA/XLPE underground cable supplying 240kW(Peak) at 400v. Ambient temp. around 28 c .
What is considered the upper temperature limit the cable can heat upto?
What is the standard (theoretical calculation) available to get the overheating limit?
I have had this energy meter over a year with no problems, plugged a 1500W oil filled radiator (new) into it today and the heater started to flicker and I could smell burning, the live pin is blackened and hot, the socket it was plugged into slightly melted. Meter says rated to 3kw and have used...
Hi all. Shower has melted on top left corner. I thought it would likely be a loose connections on the feed. On taking the cover off the 10mm coming in and connector block looks fine and is tight and I soon realised the burn Mark is from the live going from the block up to the top of the...
I have a 13 amp socket in my kitchen which, from behind the switch plate a green sticky substance appears occasionally on the wall. I have just removed the socket plate and revealed that the substance appears to be coming from the three core wire sheath.
I suspected one of the core cables was...
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